Popular Names of 1999

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 1999, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 1999
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	26,542	34
2	Hannah	21,679	56
3	Alexis	19,237	554
4	Sarah	19,119	90
5	Samantha	19,044	151
6	Ashley	18,136	164
7	Madison	18,054	40
8	Taylor	16,906	403
9	Jessica	16,350	665
10	Elizabeth	15,350	17
11	Alyssa	14,036	453
12	Lauren	13,911	401
13	Kayla	13,292	364
14	Brianna	12,419	222
15	Megan	12,230	889
16	Victoria	11,874	54
17	Emma	11,751	3
18	Abigail	11,686	41
19	Rachel	11,632	250
20	Olivia	11,257	1

Table 2. Male names, 1999
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	35,371	43
2	Michael	33,915	21
3	Matthew	30,418	32
4	Joshua	27,265	66
5	Nicholas	25,639	112
6	Christopher	25,604	68
7	Andrew	23,866	73
8	Joseph	23,220	29
9	Daniel	22,704	22
10	Tyler	22,669	220
11	Brandon	21,601	261
12	Ryan	21,014	99
13	Austin	20,767	113
14	William	20,718	9
15	John	20,366	23
16	David	20,352	35
17	Zachary	19,985	216
18	Anthony	19,472	46
19	James	18,555	6
20	Justin	18,277	233

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.